1  Liaison and Partnering

1.1  The Authority and the Service Provider shall deal fairly, in good faith and in mutual co-operation with one another and with all interested parties.

1.2  The Authority and the Service Provider shall each take the respective steps necessary to establish and maintain the Network Board.  Such steps shall include the following:

(a)  the Authority shall appoint and keep appointed two (2) representatives of the Authority to the Network Board, such representatives to be [the project sponsor (or a nominee of the project sponsor having equivalent authority to the project sponsor)] and the Authority Project Representative (or a nominee of the Authority Project Representative having equivalent authority to the Authority Project Representative); and

(b)  the Service Provider shall appoint and keep appointed two (2) representatives to the Network Board, such representatives to be [the Service Provider Representative (or a nominee of the Service Provider Representative having equivalent authority to the Service Provider Representative)] and a director of the Service Provider nominated for such purpose by the Service Provider (or a nominee of such director having equivalent authority).

1.3  The appointments referred to in paragraph 1.2 shall be made within fifteen (15) days of the date of this Contract.  If at any time either party wishes to replace a representative then the consent of the other party shall first be obtained, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

1.4  The objectives, terms of reference and methodology of the Network Board and the role of the Partnering Facilitator are set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 (inclusive).

1.5  The Network Board may co-opt other parties to attend meetings and/or to provide such information and assistance as the Network Board may from time to time require.

1.6  The Network Board shall meet within twenty (20) Business Days of the date of this Contract and thereafter every three (3) months or more frequently as the members of the Network Board may agree.

1.7  Decisions of the Network Board shall become binding on the parties only by way of an amendment to this Contract signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Authority and the Service Provider.

1.8  The Network Board shall within [six (6)] months of the date of this Contract [and annually thereafter] prepare and agree a joint action plan which will set out how the Network Board's objectives are to be achieved in the following twelve (12) month period.